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The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
October
2001
Bishop
vonRosenberg's Walking
an Ancient Path The labyrinth is a tool for meditation and prayer. Unlike a maze, a labyrinth has only one path. Episcopal Power & Light Brings News of "Green Power" to Area Churches The commander of the international space station recently remarked that the Earth looks much hazier today than it did only ten years ago. The spectacularly beautiful planet that God created for us is being degraded at an accelerating rate as a result of deforestation, pollution of air and water, and extinction of plants and animals - all the result of human activities... "Rock
Church" As one of the city’s oldest churches in Johnson city, St. John’s has perhaps one of the youngest congregations, with most members under 30 years old. In order to serve a growing parish, a new nave has been added. Alpha,
Andy, and Aslan: Visiting one on one with many people across the Diocese was both rewarding and a great education in Christian Education programs... Contemporary Music & Worship Proves Popular “We have to investigate fresh ways of meeting our challenges.
We [the Church] are losing our youth. By reaching out to them
with the kind of music they appreciate, we send a message of
love. We are telling our children they’re important..." The Rev. Harry Bahlow
Vicar, St. Columba’s St. Stephen's,
Oak Ridge, The Rt. Rev. Harry Bainbridge III, using the role of baptism as his focus, shared how St. Stephen’s nurtured him along the way in his own faith journey, starting from his own baptism as a young boy. He thanked the parish for its role in caring for others... Diocesan ECW Elects New Officers at Fall Meeting The fall meeting of the Diocesan ECW was held on Tuesday September 11th at St. John's Cathedral. The new slate of Diocesan Officers and Committee Members were elected and installed. Youth Make
a Journey Senior high students from St. Peter's Chattanooga who went on pilgrimage to Milwaukee came home with a new appreciation of their lives and faith. Camp BJ Provides Life-Changing Experience The most heartwarming time at camp is when the campers are leaving. Often times, the faces that arrived sullen or shy are stained with happy tears when they leave... Sr. High
Retreat Offers Time to Work, Play, & Pray All in all it was a wonderful experience for everyone. As our T-shirt says,we were "Serving Christ Together." Letter
to the Editor We landed in Minneapolis-St. Paul early on Tuesday morning
[Sept. 11,
Extensive Video Resources Now Available to Diocesan Congregations Go to etdiocese.net/video to access a searchable database that contains a listing of the 2,330 available videos. The Diocese of East Tennessee now belongs to the Video Resource Program at the Center for the Ministry of Teaching, Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. |
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